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SuperYacht Pegasus VIII

The yacht Pegasus was built as Princess Mariana for Mexican billionaire Carlos Peralta.

Royal Denship

The yacht was built by Royal Denship and delivered in 2002. At delivery she was one of the largest yachts in the world. She is designed by Espen Oeino, while Zuretti is responsible for her interior. The tender garage is a float-in dry dock, which can be flooded to create a 12 meter swimming pool. Other features include a helicopter pad, which can turn into a golf driving range, a large cinema, and a part deck with dance floor, barbeque, spa pool and bars.

Chase boat Moon Goddess

The yacht had a large 35 meter (115ft) chase boat named Moon Goddess, also built in Denmark. Powered by 7500hp MTU’s, Moon Goddess can reach a top speed of 45 knots. In 2008 Princess Mariana was put for sale with an asking price of EUR 125 million (US$ 140 million).

Purchased by Ton Tutor

She was purchased by California based construction tycoon Ronald Tutor. He named her Pegasus V. He previously owned several other yachts all named Pegasus.

Now Owned by Prince Mohammad bin Salman

In June 2014 Pegasus V was sold again, to Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud. He named her Pegasus VIII, which seems to be an intermediate name. The III in the yacht’s logo is clearly in a different color than the V. It is expected that Pegasus VIII will have an intensive refit, and will then receive her final name. In 2015 Prince Mohammad also bought Yuri Shefler’s yacht Serene. In October 2016 both Pegasus and Serene were in Vlissingen, the Netherlands for a refit.

Charter Pegasus VIII

Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud is the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and he is also the second deputy prime minister and minister of defense of Saudi Arabia. He is a son of King Salman of Saudi Arabia

The Youngest Defense Minister in the World

He is born in 1985, which makes him the youngest minister of defense in the world. Prince Mohammed is a son of King Salman and his third wife.

Philanthropy

Prince Mohammad is an active philanthropist, and founder of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation. The Foundation, known as MISK, enables young Saudis to learn, develop and progress in the fields of business, literature, culture, science and technology, and sociology. Mohammed bin Salman is also Chairman of the Board of the King Salman Youth Center which was established as an initiative from King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, to strengthen the efforts of the Kingdom in its care and support of the youth.

The Prince also owns the Yacht Serene

He is owner of the yacht Pegasus since the summer of 2014. And according to a NY Times article, Prince Mohammad also bought Yuri Shefler’s yacht Serene in 2015. And, probably not a coincidence, in October 2016 both Serene and Pegasus were in Vlissingen, the Netherlands at a refit yard.

Eight Investment Limited.

In December 2017 is was disclosed that Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Said is the buyer of the US$ 300 million French castle ‘Chateau Louis XIV’. The caste has been bought with the company Eight Investment Limited, which manages the Prince’s wealth. The same company was also used to buy the yachts Serene and Pegasus VIII.

Chateau Louis XIV

Chateau Luois XIV is a castle built between 2008 and 2011 near Paris, France. In 2015 Prince Mohammad bought the castle for US$ 300 million from Cogemad, the property developer owned by Emad Kashoggi. It is considered to be the most expensive private residence in the world. The castele features include a large indoor swimming pool, a cinema for 12, a garage for 8 cars, a saferoom and a night club.

Da Vinci Painting

In December 2017 the Crown Prince bought a famous paining by Da Vince named Salvator Mundi for US$ 450 million.

The yacht Pegasus was built as Princess Mariana for Carlos Peralta, she is now owned by Prince Mohammad bin Salman al Saud

Ron Tutor

Ron Tutor was the owner of the superyacht Pegasus V, until he sold her in June 2014.

Tutor Perini Construction

Tutor is the CEO and Chairman of the Tutor Perini Construction Group, one of the largest general contractors in the USA. The Tutor Perini group was formed by the 2008 merger of the Perini Building Group and Tutor-Saliba, both owned by Ron Tutor. Tutor Saliba was founded by Albert G Tutor in 1949 as AG Tutor Company. After a 1981 merger with the Saliba Company, the Tutor Saliba group was formed. Tubor Saliba became a very successful construction and engineering group. In 1997 Ron Tutor acquired the Perini Building Group after the company was in financial troubles in the mid-1990’s.

One of the Largest Contractors in the USA

After several acquisitions the Tutor Perini Construction Group became one of the largest contractors in the US, realizing sales of USD 3,7 billion in 2011. In 2010 Tutor purchased Miramax Films from Disney for USD 650 million.

Ron Tutor Yachts

Ron Tutor has owned several superyachts all named Pegasus. The yacht Pegasus V was built as Princess Mariana for Mexican billionaire Carlos Quintero. Ron Tutor purchased Pegasus V in 2011 but put her up for sale again in 2012. In 2014 he sold the yacht. It is unclear whether Ron Tutor is building a new yacht. Do you know more about any new yacht for Ron Tutor? Please do send us a message.

Ron Tutor Net Worth

Carlos Peralta Quintero

Lusacell

Peralto owned the Mexican cell phone company Lusacell, through his holding company Grupo Iusa. A 74% stake in Lucasell was sold to Vodafone in 2001 for USD 973 million.

Grupo Lusa

Grupo Lusa is now a conglomerate, active in many industries, such as construction, textile, energy and automotive. The group owns companies, such as PANESA, active in tire repair and maintenance, Colegio Bosque Real, active in education and VoxIP, active in telecommunication. The group also publishes the magazine 6 Toros 6, which is a weekly publication on bullfighting. Peralta owns the baseball team Tigres de Quintana Roo, which was founded by his father Alejo Peralta.

Net Worth

Carlos Peralta is considered to be one of the Top 100 most important businessmen in Mexico. His net worth was once estimated at USD 1.3 billion.